Lively v. Wayfarer Studios
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Lively v. Wayfarer Studios has come up in 11 episodes across 2 podcasts in TMT, including The Megyn Kelly Show, The Toast. 10 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Megyn KellyConservative broadcaster and podcaster
Kelly notes Lively claims $8 million in fees for defeating a single Baldoni defamation counterclaim.
“She claims getting rid of that one claim cost her eight million dollars”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Horrifying Case of Left-Wing Terrorism, and Prince Harry's FAILED UK Trip, with Alex Phillips and Rob Shuter | Ep. 1359 (Jul 14, 2026) · Listen from 1:27:41
Kelly reports that Baldoni's lawyer told her show insurance may not cover the fee award.
“Brian Friedman came on our show and said he's not sure insurance is going to cover this for Justin”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Taylor Swift's "Big Fat Disney Wedding," Prince Harry's UK Plot, and Nancy Guthrie Ransom Note Debate, with Maureen Callahan | Ep. 1352 (Jul 2, 2026) · Listen from 32:09
Kelly calls Blake Lively's $8 million attorneys' fee claim for defeating Baldoni's counterclaim outrageous.
“she's claiming just to get his counterclaim dismissed cost her $8 million in legal fees. That is so outrageous”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Taylor Swift's "Big Fat Disney Wedding," Prince Harry's UK Plot, and Nancy Guthrie Ransom Note Debate, with Maureen Callahan | Ep. 1352 (Jul 2, 2026) · Listen from 29:38
Kelly stated that Baldoni and the other defendants paid nothing despite Lively's earlier $400 million demand.
“not one red cent was paid by justin or any of the defendants to to settle this 400 million dollars”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Meltdown Over Patriotic UFC at White House, with Glenn Greenwald, and Justin Baldoni's Attorney Bryan Freedman Gives Exclusive Details of Settlement | Ep. 1339 (Jun 15, 2026) · Listen from 16:57
Bryan FreedmanAttorney for Baldoni and Megyn Kelly
Freedman said he believes Baldoni will resume his acting and directing career.
“My belief is that he will renew his career. I don't know exactly”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Meltdown Over Patriotic UFC at White House, with Glenn Greenwald, and Justin Baldoni's Attorney Bryan Freedman Gives Exclusive Details of Settlement | Ep. 1339 (Jun 15, 2026) · Listen from 32:27
Freedman argued that Lively settling for no money undermines her lawyer's claims about the strength of her case.
“If it was so good Why do you settle a case exchanging no money? It doesn't make any sense. It doesn't pass the smell test”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Meltdown Over Patriotic UFC at White House, with Glenn Greenwald, and Justin Baldoni's Attorney Bryan Freedman Gives Exclusive Details of Settlement | Ep. 1339 (Jun 15, 2026) · Listen from 23:24
Freedman confirmed that the settlement involved no payment in either direction.
“And you're correct about the fact that there's no dollar figure that exchanged in either direction in this document”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Meltdown Over Patriotic UFC at White House, with Glenn Greenwald, and Justin Baldoni's Attorney Bryan Freedman Gives Exclusive Details of Settlement | Ep. 1339 (Jun 15, 2026) · Listen from 17:07
Freedman said the settlement agreement gives Judge Liman sole authority to rule on Lively's remaining 47.1 motion.
“which is that Judge Lyman will have the right to rule and only the right to rule on this particular motion”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Meltdown Over Patriotic UFC at White House, with Glenn Greenwald, and Justin Baldoni's Attorney Bryan Freedman Gives Exclusive Details of Settlement | Ep. 1339 (Jun 15, 2026) · Listen from 9:17
Mark GeragosAmerican criminal defense attorney who represented Michael Jackson; co-host of In the Well
Geragos described Lively's litigation as a self-inflicted reputational disaster, comparing it to the Streisand effect.
“never has somebody so lit themselves on fire and for absolutely no reason”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Austin Metcalf's Father Speaks Out, Plus False Karmelo Anthony Narratives, and Blake Lively Legal Fees Ruling, with Mark Geragos and Arthur Aidala | Ep. 1338 (Jun 12, 2026) · Listen from 1:35:01
Geragos said the fee award would not be paid by Baldoni personally but fought over by insurance companies.
“it's not going to come out of justin baldoni's pocket this is all going to it's going to be a fight between the insurance companies over who's going to pay this”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Austin Metcalf's Father Speaks Out, Plus False Karmelo Anthony Narratives, and Blake Lively Legal Fees Ruling, with Mark Geragos and Arthur Aidala | Ep. 1338 (Jun 12, 2026) · Listen from 1:28:06
Geragos says any attorney's fee award in the Lively case will ultimately be paid by insurers.
“this is never going to come out of their pockets it's always going to come out of the insurance company pockets”
The Megyn Kelly Show: The TRUTH About Michael Jackson as Biopic Sets Records, and Blake Lively's DOOMED Legal Strategy, with Mark Geragos and Matt Murphy (May 12, 2026) · Listen from 1:37:56
Geragos theorizes the Lively settlement via private mediation was designed to shield her lawyers from a malpractice suit.
“The California Supreme Court case says if you go through private mediation, you can't sue your lawyer for legal malpractice”
The Megyn Kelly Show: The TRUTH About Michael Jackson as Biopic Sets Records, and Blake Lively's DOOMED Legal Strategy, with Mark Geragos and Matt Murphy (May 12, 2026) · Listen from 1:53:36
Maureen CallahanAmerican journalist, Daily Mail columnist and host of The Nerve podcast
Callahan argues Lively's conduct in the dispute explains why she has not been cast in a new role.
“It's no accident that Blake Lively has not booked another acting role”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Taylor Swift's "Big Fat Disney Wedding," Prince Harry's UK Plot, and Nancy Guthrie Ransom Note Debate, with Maureen Callahan | Ep. 1352 (Jul 2, 2026) · Listen from 32:51
Callahan says Paramount dropped three Reynolds projects and predicts any divorce would be driven by his career concerns.
“if they do get divorced, trust me, it will be because Ryan is trying to salvage his career”
The Megyn Kelly Show: The TRUTH About Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds, Potential CBS Lawsuit, and Russini Scandal, with Maureen Callahan | Ep. 1313 (May 8, 2026) · Listen from 25:20
Callahan argues Lively has damaged the credibility of other women with legitimate harassment claims.
“The incalculable damage that Blake Lively has done to every other woman, especially in her Hollywood sphere, who wants to come forward with legitimate claims”
The Megyn Kelly Show: The TRUTH About Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds, Potential CBS Lawsuit, and Russini Scandal, with Maureen Callahan | Ep. 1313 (May 8, 2026) · Listen from 17:08
Rob ShuterCelebrity reporter, former publicist and author of It Started With a Whisper
Shuter reports that Ryan Reynolds is especially angry the Baldonis told their side first.
“The one that's really angry is her husband, Ryan, who thinks of himself as a PR marketing genius”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Horrifying Case of Left-Wing Terrorism, and Prince Harry's FAILED UK Trip, with Alex Phillips and Rob Shuter | Ep. 1359 (Jul 14, 2026) · Listen from 1:36:57
Shuter asserts Blake Lively is now box office poison whom casting directors avoid.
“Poison. Absolutely. Casting directors don't want to meet with her”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Horrifying Case of Left-Wing Terrorism, and Prince Harry's FAILED UK Trip, with Alex Phillips and Rob Shuter | Ep. 1359 (Jul 14, 2026) · Listen from 1:30:44
Victoria BurkeAttorney, adjunct law professor at Southwestern Law School, and architect of California's Speak Your Truth Act
Burke urges the judge to hesitate before awarding fees without factual findings on malice.
“I would say use hesitation on awarding something that has not had fact proven of malice”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Blake Lively's Legal Fees Ploy, and Mackenzie Shirilla's Shocking "Crash," with MK True Crime's Phil Holloway, Ashleigh Merchant, and Dave Aronberg | Ep. 1330 (Jun 2, 2026) · Listen from 31:28
Burke says she worried Lively's team taking the law national would turn it into a PR campaign rather than a survivor protection.
“I was worried that this is going to become just a PR campaign for her. And it wasn't going to be about survivors anymore”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Blake Lively's Legal Fees Ploy, and Mackenzie Shirilla's Shocking "Crash," with MK True Crime's Phil Holloway, Ashleigh Merchant, and Dave Aronberg | Ep. 1330 (Jun 2, 2026) · Listen from 21:53
Phil HollowayAttorney, former police officer, and co-host of The MK True Crime Show
Holloway argues a proper settlement should have included complete releases so that no issues remained for further litigation.
“when you negotiate and draft a settlement you're supposed to settle everything it should be complete you should have complete releases of all of these things”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Blake Lively's Legal Fees Ploy, and Mackenzie Shirilla's Shocking "Crash," with MK True Crime's Phil Holloway, Ashleigh Merchant, and Dave Aronberg | Ep. 1330 (Jun 2, 2026) · Listen from 36:51
Ashleigh MerchantDefense attorney and co-host of The MK True Crime Show
Merchant argues Lively is misusing the law to stay in the headlines and should walk away.
“We have Blake Lively, who is definitely misusing this law to trying to remain relevant, trying to remain in the headlines as desperately as she can”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Blake Lively's Legal Fees Ploy, and Mackenzie Shirilla's Shocking "Crash," with MK True Crime's Phil Holloway, Ashleigh Merchant, and Dave Aronberg | Ep. 1330 (Jun 2, 2026) · Listen from 35:31
Matt MurphyFormer prosecutor quoted asking where the district attorney is in the Guthrie case
Murphy argues Lively pursued the case out of ego rather than advocating for independent contractors' protections.
“She didn't do it because, in my opinion, she was driven by ego and trying to settle a score”
The Megyn Kelly Show: The TRUTH About Michael Jackson as Biopic Sets Records, and Blake Lively's DOOMED Legal Strategy, with Mark Geragos and Matt Murphy (May 12, 2026) · Listen from 1:58:14
Jackie OshryAmerican podcaster and co-host of The Toast, Claudia Oshry's sister
Jackie Oshry says a zero-dollar settlement made sense because a federal trial would have harmed both Lively and Baldoni.
“it makes complete sense that no one had to pay anyone to just end this”
The Toast: Nicolandria Incorporated: Wednesday, May 6th, 2026 (May 6, 2026) · Listen from 27:04
Coverage over time
Podcasts
- The Megyn Kelly Show · 10 episodes
- The Toast · 1 episode
Episodes
Horrifying Case of Left-Wing Terrorism, and Prince Harry's FAILED UK Trip, with Alex Phillips and Rob Shuter | Ep. 1359The Megyn Kelly Show · Jul 14, 2026 · 1 h 42 min
Megyn Kelly discusses Ann Widdecombe's murder and UK political violence with Alex Phillips, then Prince Harry's lawsuit loss, royals, Taylor Swift's wedding and Blake Lively with Rob Shuter.
- Taylor Swift's "Big Fat Disney Wedding," Prince Harry's UK Plot, and Nancy Guthrie Ransom Note Debate, with Maureen Callahan | Ep. 1352
The Megyn Kelly Show · Jul 2, 2026 · 1 h 43 min
Megyn Kelly and Maureen Callahan discuss Taylor Swift's Madison Square Garden wedding, Blake Lively's fee demand, the Obamas, the Nancy Guthrie case, and Prince Harry's UK visit.
- Meltdown Over Patriotic UFC at White House, with Glenn Greenwald, and Justin Baldoni's Attorney Bryan Freedman Gives Exclusive Details of Settlement | Ep. 1339
The Megyn Kelly Show · Jun 15, 2026 · 1 h 42 min
Megyn Kelly talks with Bryan Freedman about the Baldoni–Lively settlement, then with Glenn Greenwald about the Iran deal, the White House UFC event, and celebrities at the Knicks' title run.
- Austin Metcalf's Father Speaks Out, Plus False Karmelo Anthony Narratives, and Blake Lively Legal Fees Ruling, with Mark Geragos and Arthur Aidala | Ep. 1338
The Megyn Kelly Show · Jun 12, 2026 · 1 h 42 min
Megyn Kelly fact-checks Karmelo Anthony's parents, interviews Austin Metcalf's father Jeff, then discusses the case, the Lively–Baldoni fee ruling and Nick Reiner with Mark Geragos and Arthur Aidala.
- The TRUTH About Jill's Treatment of Joe Biden, Bari Weiss' Leadership, and "Strangers" Accuracy, with Maureen Callahan | Ep. 1332
The Megyn Kelly Show · Jun 4, 2026 · 1 h 43 min
Megyn Kelly and Maureen Callahan discuss California's slow vote count, Belle Burden's memoir Strangers, turmoil at CBS News under Bari Weiss, Jill Biden, Blake Lively and Ted Danson.
- Blake Lively's Legal Fees Ploy, and Mackenzie Shirilla's Shocking "Crash," with MK True Crime's Phil Holloway, Ashleigh Merchant, and Dave Aronberg | Ep. 1330
The Megyn Kelly Show · Jun 2, 2026 · 1 h 55 min
Megyn Kelly talks with law professor Victoria Burke about Blake Lively's fee bid, then with the MK True Crime hosts about the Karmelo Anthony trial, Mackenzie Shirilla, and Henry Nowak.
- The TRUTH About Michael Jackson as Biopic Sets Records, and Blake Lively's DOOMED Legal Strategy, with Mark Geragos and Matt Murphy
The Megyn Kelly Show · May 12, 2026 · 2 h 11 min
Megyn Kelly, Mark Geragos, and Matt Murphy weigh Michael Jackson's legacy and abuse allegations amid the Michael biopic, then critique Blake Lively's legal strategy against Justin Baldoni.
- The TRUTH About Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds, Potential CBS Lawsuit, and Russini Scandal, with Maureen Callahan | Ep. 1313
The Megyn Kelly Show · May 8, 2026 · 1 h 41 min
Megyn Kelly and Maureen Callahan criticize Blake Lively after her Baldoni settlement, dissect the 2026 Met Gala, the Russini–Vrabel scandal, Ted Turner's marriages, and CBS News turmoil.
- Katie Porter MELTDOWN, and Obama's Marriage Tension, with Sohrab Ahmari and Sean Davis, Plus Justice Gorsuch on America's 250th Birthday | Ep. 1311
The Megyn Kelly Show · May 6, 2026 · 1 h 41 min
Megyn Kelly, Sohrab Ahmari and Sean Davis discuss the California governor debate, Obama and Iran; Justice Neil Gorsuch discusses his book Heroes of 1776.
Nicolandria Incorporated: Wednesday, May 6th, 2026The Toast · May 6, 2026 · 1 h 11 min
Sisters Claudia and Jackie Oshry discuss Kim Kardashian's bar exam pause, the Lively–Baldoni settlement, Lizzo's lawsuit, Summer House drama, Love Island skepticism and listener advice.